Which made the UFC event held outside the White House on Sunday evening a perfect storm for left-wing media members desperate for something to hate.And boy oh boy, did they hate seeing an event programmed to celebrate the United States.Variety, ostensibly a publication dedicated to covering the entertainment industry, published an extraordinarily angry column from Marlow Stern, who argued that the UFC event was reminiscent of a scene from the movie "Idiocracy.""At no point has the Trump presidency more closely resembled a scene out of "Idiocracy," Mike Judge’s 2006 satire about a Philistine society that abhors intellectualism, than on Sunday night, as the White House played host to UFC Freedom 250 — a series of MMA brawls on the South Lawn ostensibly meant to commemorate the 250th birthday of America, but really to honor the 80th birthday of President Donald J.
Trump, a man whose thirst for adulation and public spectacle will never be quenched," she writes.UFC Freedom 250 takes place on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Mon.June 15, 2026.
(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)CAPEHART, BROOKS SNEER AT WHITE HOUSE UFC FIGHT NIGHT AS 'DEGRADING,' SAY US IS 'IN CULTURAL DECLINE'What now? You don't have to be a fan of UFC, or MMA, to have appreciated the views and pageantry of the event.The flyover, the atmosphere, the crowd and the impressive feat of constructing the platform, stage and stands on the White House lawn.
All paid for by UFC, not American taxpayers.Stern was also furious that the "garish ceremony" was broadcast on Paramount+.Why? Because it's owned by CBS."The garish ceremony was broadcast live on Paramount+, a streaming platform owned by David Ellison, a Trump loyalist who’s been reshaping CBS News to be more MAGA-friendly."President Donald J.
Trump and UFC President Dana White watch the UFC lightweight championship fight during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2026.(Chris Unger/Zuf...